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Robert Schnurr

2-Year-Old FS Mixed Breed

Signalment & History Patient presents for lethargy intermittent vomiting beginning 36 hours ago. Standard 3-view abdominal radiographs are taken. Findings In the mid ventral abdomen, within the lumen of a small intestinal segment, there is a 3.5 cm metallic paper clip.  In the mid…

7-Year-Old MN German Shepherd Dog

Signalment & History Patient presents after an acute episode of non-productive retching. The patient’s abdomen is painful and distended. Due to concern for aspiration pneumonia, a 3-view thoracic study was performed. The following images were selected from the study.   Findings There is a…

6-Month-Old MI German Shepherd Dog

Signalment & History A 6 month old male intact German Shepherd Dog presents for acute lameness of the right pelvic limb after jumping out of the owner’s vehicle. Findings A well-defined, sharply marginated fracture line is seen extending from the caudal distal femoral metaphyseal cortex to…

7-Year-Old MN Border Collie

Signalment & History A 7 year old MN Border Collie presents for intermittent lameness of the right thoracic limb.       Findings Along the lateral and palmar aspects of the fifth metacarpal bone and the caudal aspect of the distal ulnar diaphysis there is a…

7.5-Year-Old MC Bulldog

Signalment & History This patient presents to your clinic for a geriatric wellness screening. The owner reports no issues at home other than the patient’s historic mild cough.   Findings Centered on the metaphyseal region of the right proximal humerus…

15-Year-Old Thoroughbred

Signalment & History This patient presents to your clinic for a 2 month history of unilateral epistaxis. Previous antifungal flush of the guttural pouch did not resolve clinical signs.   Findings Most evident on the dorsoventral projections, there is an ill-defined increase in soft…

3-Year-Old Quarterhorse gelding

Signalment & History This patient presents to your clinic for right pelvic limb lameness beginning 3 weeks ago and moderate distension in the right tarsus. You order right tarsal radiographs. Findings Associated with the medial trochlear…